Glossary

Verse Before Eating (Shokuzen no ge 食前の偈)

As we are about to eat and drink,we pray that all living beingsmay take the bliss of meditation as foodand be filled with the joy of dharma.nyaku on jikiji 若飮食時to gan shujō 當願衆生zen etsu ijiki 禪悦爲食hōki ju man 法喜充滿